This article is about disabling automatic driver updates from Windows Update. This setting can be disabled due to several reasons. Some drivers from Microsoft may not be fully compatible with the device driver you have installed.
Or the driver which the manufacturer provides can have more features than the basic Microsoft drivers. In this article, we will share three different ways to disable automatic driver updates in Windows While the focus and screenshots are from Windows 10, the same configurations can be used for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.
For changing the device drivers automatic installation setting in Windows 10, you will need to dig deep into the Control Panel. Just follow the steps below:. This should stop Windows from automatically downloading and installing device drivers from Windows Update. Windows Group Policy can be a handy tool to change device drivers settings.
This can be useful especially when you are doing it for multiple systems in the network. That is it. Restart your system, and Windows will no longer install drivers automatically.
After the restart, Windows will not download drivers automatically. To change that behavior in the future. As you can see, it is rather easy to disable automatic driver installation in Windows Follow any one of the above methods, and you should be good.
If you are wondering, the above settings especially group policy settings should stay intact even after you upgrade to another major Windows 10 version. If they are not, you can always re-configure them by following the above steps.
Switch to Hardware tab and then click on Device Installation Settings. To uninstall the unwanted updated, right-click on it and then select Uninstall. Follow the instructions within the troubleshooter, and then select to hide the problematic driver.
Step 2. Step 3. Browse the list in the right window to find Do not include drivers with Windows Update , and double-click it. Step 4. Then click Enabled , click Apply , and click OK. If you want to go back to previous settings, you need to click Not Configured option in Step 4. Also learn how to change Windows 11 password. You also exclude driver updates in Windows 10 using Registry, but need to mention that editing the Registry is a risky process, and it may cause errors to your Windows installation if you make some mistakes.
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